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    Question my baby has Diarrhea

    any ideas for how to fix it

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    A frequent cause of diarrhea is overfeeding. I think you may have posted info about your squirrel elswhere, but it would help to have that here so our rehabbers can help you figure it out and fix it. Soooo .... a few questions:

    1. How old is he/she?
    2. What are you feeding -- and how much and how often?
    3. If you have just found the baby recently (less than a week), was s/he warmed and rehydrated before formula started?
    4. Did baby have normal (formed) poops prior to this? When did the diarrhea start?

    Until we can figure out the cause, don't feed anything except water for the moment. Or, you can use the Homemade hydration fluid (3T sugar, 1 t salt, 1 quart warm water; mix and refrigerate; feed warmed up)


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    I just looked at your other threads and am now thinking .... this isn't a "baby" baby?? But is your grown squirrel (now maybe about 10 months)??

    If so -- whole different set of questions:
    1. Has she had ANYTHING out of the ordinary to eat the last couple of days? Sometimes new things do not agree with them (even if other squirrels eat it w/o problems)
    2. Does she roam unsupervised? Wondering if she could have gotten into anything that you would not consider "food"? Are all cleaning supplies and chemicals strictly out of her range?
    3. When did it start? Color?
    4. Is she active or lethargic? Has she eaten -- when last?


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    I added Cherry tomatoes to my boy's diet and he had diarrhea..

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    ransacklv, how is your squirrel doing? (we worry when they aren't feeling well )


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    Yeah she is almost i think 8 or 9 months its hard cuz i dont know for sure when she was born -- but she is still my "baby'

    She seems to be feeling fine -- she is rambunctious and playfull - and her appetite is fine just her poo (*giggle* ) is a light brown kinda orange - not really runny but around her booty is yucky.. i clean it with baby wipes but this just started

    We have just started giving her mango - soy nuts - and odwalla bar pieces

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